The principal goal of the STARTALK-CHELER (Chinese HEritage Language Education and Research) project is to provide resources and support for the professional development of teachers of community-based Chinese heritage schools/programs (a k.a. weekend scho ...

The Hunter College STARTALK Infrastructure Project team is creating two products. The first is a Guidebook that will show how to expand a STARTALK summer face-to-face program into a summer-plus post-summer program by incorporating an online instructional ...

The Word Frequency Dictionary can help to: Predict L2 student’s reading comprehension by grade Provide vocabulary guidelines for textbook writing and reading material selection Inform the development of assessments The principal goal of the Mandarin Insti ...

STARTALK Central has created sample curricula to provide support for student programs in the curriculum development process. The samples were created around two general themes—travel and identity—and provide sample templates which demonstrate how these th ...

Developing learning (or lesson) plans is a core task for any educator. The STARTALK learning plan connects lesson Can-Do Statements developed in stage 3 of the curriculum development process to the learning experiences in a program. Learning Plan Resour ...

STARTALK provides student and teacher programs with curriculum templates, knowing that a common template design will facilitate the sharing of units, instructional strategies, and quality materials. The common templates are designed to capture best practi ...

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About STARTALK

STARTALK is a project funded by the National Security Agency and administered by the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland. STARTALK’s mission is to increase the number of U.S. citizens learning, speaking, and teaching critical-need foreign languages, with programs for students (K-16) and teachers. MORE